Vella Cheese’s Retail Store is open to customers 10 am – 5:00 pm, Tues – Sat
Since 1931, Vella Cheese has been a companion to the finest foods in the world. As an ingredient, sprinkled on top, or served alongside the full fresh flavor and smooth creamy texture of Vella Cheese is guaranteed to satisfy.
The success of Vella Cheese lies in the personal attention each day's production is given. Quality starts in the pasture. Every cow is not the same. Every day is not sunny; every blade of grass is not green and lush. But, if you insist on the finest breeding of herds, the finest feeds, the greatest care in milking and transporting the top grade milk, so that you have the best possible natural raw material, you have set the stage for super cheese.
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Family Tradition Behind the Excellence of Vella Cheese
We are all natural
Only natural ingredients go into our cheeses and their coatings.
All the milk in our cheese comes from a local sustainably-farmed dairy and their happy free range California cows.
Our whey, which is a by-product of cheesemaking, returns to the dairy and to local vineyards to enrich their crops.
We are the first solar powered business in Sonoma.
We are committed to waste diversion, including recycling, composting, and furthering the sustainability of all our operations.
Missing Charley Malkassian
We are absolutely devastated by the loss of Ig's right hand man, our hardworking and devoted head cheese maker of 40 years, Charley Malkassian. When Chuck retired in March 2020 he left just like he lived, quiet and humble with a big smile and a wave. He trained all of our current cheese makers and imparted his humor and sweet disposition on our make room and factory for generations. We are eternally grateful to have been the recipients of his dedication to the craft of cheese making and his legacy will live on in our product everyday. Charlie was a part of our family and he will always be honored as a pillar of the Vella Cheese Company. You will never be forgotten and will forever have a place at our vat. We love you Chas.
Photo By: John Burgess/The Press Democrat
